# Non-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Tool to Modulate Stomach-Brain Coupling in Depression

> **NCT06389175** · NA · ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION · sponsor: **University of Bonn** · enrollment: 80 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Depressive Disorder, Major

## Interventions

- **DEVICE:** Transcutaneous non-invasive vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS)
- **DEVICE:** Sham stimulation

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT06389175
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Bonn
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
- **Start date:** 2024-05-21
- **Primary completion:** 2026-12
- **Final completion:** 2026-12
- **Target enrollment:** 80 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2024-12-04

## Collaborators

- [object Object]

## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT06389175

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT06389175, "Non-invasive Vagus Nerve Stimulation as a Tool to Modulate Stomach-Brain Coupling in Depression". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-27 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT06389175. Licensed CC0.

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